2019 Kentucky elections#State Treasurer
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{{Infobox election
| country = Kentucky
| previous_election = 2018 Kentucky elections
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2020 Kentucky elections
| next_year = 2020
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{{Elections in Kentucky}}
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2019, with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019.{{cite news|last1=Barton|first1=Ryland|title=Here's Who's Running For Kentucky Governor And Other Offices|url=https://www.wkms.org/post/here-s-who-s-running-kentucky-governor-and-other-offices|publisher=WKMS|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}
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Governor and Lieutenant Governor
{{main|2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election}}
The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2019|title=Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22|df=mdy-all}} The Democratic nominee, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by a margin of just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-governors-race-democrat-andy-beshear-speaks-after-declaring-victory-in-election-watch-live-stream-2019-11-06/|title=Watch live: Democrat Andy Beshear speaks after declaring victory in Kentucky election|date=November 6, 2019|work=CBS News|access-date=6 November 2019}} It was the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes, and the closest ever by percentage.{{cite news|last=Watson|first=Kathryn|date=November 6, 2019|title=Watch live: Democrat Andy Beshear speaks after declaring victory in Kentucky election|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-governors-race-democrat-andy-beshear-speaks-after-declaring-victory-in-election-watch-live-stream-2019-11-06/|url-status=live|access-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110064043/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-governors-race-democrat-andy-beshear-speaks-after-declaring-victory-in-election-watch-live-stream-2019-11-06/|archive-date=January 10, 2021}}
Bevin won 97 counties, while Beshear won only 23 counties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/WKYT-Interactive--Voter-turnout-for-2019-general-election-564563511.html|date=November 6, 2019|title= Voter turnout for 2019 general election|website=WKYT}} Beshear carried only two of the state's six congressional districts, but those districts were the state's two most urbanized, the Louisville-based 3rd and the Lexington-based 6th.J. Miles Coleman. [https://twitter.com/jmilescoleman/status/1192238192147259392 "... Beshear carried #KY03 (Louisville) by 37% & #KY06 (metro Lexington) by 14%. He only won two CDs, but his districts also had the highest turnout. Beshear also kept #KY04 (Cincy suburbs) close,"] Twitter.
Bevin conceded on November 14, after a recanvass took place that day that did not change the vote count.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/gov-matt-bevin-refuses-concede-kentucky-race-even-after-secretary-state-calls-it-democrat-andy-1469998|title=Gov. Matt Bevin refuses to concede Kentucky race, even after Secretary of State calls it for Democrat Andy Beshear|last=Lemieux|first=Melissa|date=November 5, 2019|work=Newsweek|access-date=6 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/06/776937037/kentucky-gop-gov-bevin-officially-requests-recanvass-of-election-results|title=Kentucky GOP Gov. Bevin Officially Requests Recanvass Of Election Results|last=Barton|first=Ryland|date=2019-11-06|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/its-recanvass-day-in-kentucky-how-it-works-beshear-bevin-governor/29796544|title=Gov. Matt Bevin won't contest results, concedes from gubernatorial race|publisher=WLKY|date=14 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}} Libertarian John Hicks also qualified for the ballot and received 2% of the vote. Statewide turnout was just over 42%,{{cite news|title=Voter turnout tops 41 percent in tight race for Kentucky governor|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article236988299.html|last=ACQUISTO|first=Alex|publisher=Lexington Herald Leader|access-date=November 5, 2019}} much higher than for the 2015 gubernatorial election. The result was a major swing from 2016, when Donald Trump won the state by 30 points and Republicans gained a supermajority in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly.
Results
{{Election box begin
| title = Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Andy Beshear
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 709,890
| percentage = 49.20%
| change = +5.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Matt Bevin (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 704,754
| percentage = 48.83%
| change = -3.68%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = John Hicks
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 28,433
| percentage = 1.97%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 46
| percentage = 0.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 1,443,123
| percentage = 100.0%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Secretary of State
{{main|2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election}}
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides the gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate came close to winning and the only non-gubernatorial statewide election in KY, LA or MS where the Democrat achieved more than 45% of the vote in 2019.
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
- Jason Belcher, U.S. Air Force veteran and writer
- Jason Griffith, teacher and businessman
- Heather French Henry, former Commissioner of Veterans Affairs of Kentucky and former Miss America
- Geoff Sebesta, comic book artist
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Heather French Henry
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 263,419
| percentage = 71.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jason Belcher
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 47,923
| percentage = 12.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jason Griffith
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 47,655
| percentage = 12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Geoff Sebesta
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 12,088
| percentage = 3.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 371,085
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Michael Adams, general counsel for the Republican Governors Association and former Mitch McConnell aide
- Andrew English, former general counsel for the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and U.S. Navy veteran
- Stephen Knipper, cyber security expert, former Erlanger city councilman, and nominee for secretary of state in 2015
- Carl Nett, former counterintelligence officer
==Polling==
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:60px;"| Michael ! style="width:60px;"| Andrew ! style="width:60px;"| Stephen ! style="width:60px;"| Carl ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal[http://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/90510-Cygnal-KY-Toplines.pdf Cygnal]
| May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | {{party shading/Undecided}}| 68% |
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Adams
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 94,404
| percentage = 41.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Andrew English
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 62,677
| percentage = 27.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Stephen Knipper
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 41,367
| percentage = 18.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Carl Nett
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 30,340
| percentage = 13.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 228,788
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election=
=Polling=
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Heather ! style="width:100px;"| Michael ! Undecided |
style="text-align:left;"|Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u8YVWbHfqEgiA5WpK3jow5QrSim3zjLJ/view Clarity Campaign Labs (D)]{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Democratic Attorney General Association|name="DAGA"}}
| August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.3% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52% | 37% | 9% |
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Adams
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 746,629
| percentage = 52.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Heather French Henry
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 682,096
| percentage = 47.7
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,428,725
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Attorney General
{{main|2019 Kentucky Attorney General election}}
The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://elect.ky.gov/calendar/Documents/2019%20Election%20Calendar.pdf |title=Election calendar |date=2019 |website=elect.ky.gov }} The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to successfully run for Governor. Republican Daniel Cameron defeated Democrat Greg Stumbo.{{cite news |last1=Wiegel |first1=David |title=Democrats look past 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/paloma/the-trailer/2019/05/23/the-trailer-democrats-look-past-2020/5ce546b0a7a0a46b92a3fd75/ |access-date=July 31, 2019 |work=Washington Post |date=May 23, 2019}} He became the first Republican attorney general of Kentucky since 1948,{{cite news |title=President Trump endorses Daniel Cameron in Kentucky attorney general race |url=https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/President-Trump-endorses-Daniel-Cameron-in-Kentucky-attorney-general-race-513352501.html |access-date=July 31, 2019 |publisher=WKYT-TV |date=July 29, 2019}} and the state's first black attorney general.{{cite news |last1=Crain |first1=Brennan |title=Trump endorses Cameron for attorney general |url=https://wcluradio.com/trump-endorses-cameron-for-attorney-general/ |access-date=August 1, 2019 |publisher=WCLU |date=July 31, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801100602/https://wcluradio.com/trump-endorses-cameron-for-attorney-general/ |url-status=dead }}
Results
{{Election box begin
| title = Kentucky Attorney General election, 2019{{cite web |title=2019 General Election |url=https://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2019%20General%20Certified%20Results.pdf |publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2019}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Daniel Cameron
| votes = 823,346
| percentage = 57.75%
| change = +7.86%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Stumbo
| votes = 602,272
| percentage = 42.25%
| change = -7.86%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 1,425,618
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Auditor of Public Accounts
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2019 Kentucky Auditor General election
| country = Kentucky
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Kentucky Auditor election
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2023 Kentucky Auditor election
| next_year = 2023
| election_date = November 5, 2019
| image1 = File:Mike Harmon (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = {{nowrap|Mike Harmon}}
| party1 = Kentucky Republican Party
| popular_vote1 = 779,729
| percentage1 = 55.7%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Sheri Donahue
| party2 = Kentucky Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 = 574,769
| percentage2 = 41.0%
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| title = Auditor
| before_election = Mike Harmon
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Mike Harmon
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Mike Harmon, incumbent State Auditor of Kentucky
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
==Withdrew==
- Drew Curtis, founder of Fark and independent candidate for governor in 2015{{cite news|title=Democrat Drew Curtis withdraws from auditor's race|url=https://www.apnews.com/59dbbd74f7d64901b4c4714e5245746f|agency=Associated Press|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheri Donahue
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 134,952
| percentage = 46.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kelsey Hayes Coots
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 95,685
| percentage = 33.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chris Tobe
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 58,548
| percentage = 20.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 289,185
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election=
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Kentucky State Auditor election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Harmon (incumbent)
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes =779,730
| percentage =55.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheri Donahue
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes =574,820
| percentage =41.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kyle Hugenberg
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes =46,563
| percentage =3.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =1,401,113
| percentage =100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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State Treasurer
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2019 Kentucky Treasurer General election
| country = Kentucky
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Kentucky elections#State Treasurer
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2023 Kentucky elections#Treasurer
| next_year = 2023
| election_date = November 5, 2019
| image1 = File:Allison Ball.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = {{nowrap|Allison Ball}}
| party1 = Kentucky Republican Party
| popular_vote1 = 856,144
| percentage1 = 60.7%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Michael Bowman
| party2 = Kentucky Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 = 555,209
| percentage2 = 39.3%
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| title = Treasurer
| before_election = Allison Ball
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Allison Ball
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Allison Ball, incumbent State Treasurer of Kentucky
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
- Michael Bowman, bank manager and former Louisville Metro Council staffer
- Josh Mers, insurance agent and treasurer for the Lexington Human Rights Commission
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Bowman
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 218,174
| percentage = 66.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Josh Mers
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 110,349
| percentage = 33.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 328,523
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election=
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Kentucky State Treasurer election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Allison Ball (incumbent)
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes =856,150
| percentage =60.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Bowman
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes =555,259
| percentage =39.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =1,411,409
| percentage =100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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Commissioner of Agriculture
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2019 Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner General election
| country = Kentucky
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2023 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election
| next_year = 2023
| election_date = November 5, 2019
| image1 = File:Ryan-Quarles (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = {{nowrap|Ryan Quarles}}
| party1 = Kentucky Republican Party
| popular_vote1 = 821,369
| percentage1 = 58.2%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Robert Haley Conway
| party2 = Kentucky Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 = 545,050
| percentage2 = 38.6%
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Conway: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80-90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
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| title = Agriculture Commissioner
| before_election = Ryan Quarles
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Ryan Quarles
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
=Republican primary=
==Candidates==
- Bill Polyniak, farmer and hemp businessman
- Ryan Quarles, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky
==Polling==
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:60px;"| Bill ! style="width:60px;"| Ryan ! Undecided |
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| May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 8% | {{party shading/Republican}}| 35% | {{party shading/Undecided}}| 58% |
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ryan Quarles (incumbent)
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 193,994
| percentage = 82.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Polyniak
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes = 41,971
| percentage = 17.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 235,965
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Democratic primary=
==Candidates==
- Robert Haley Conway, district supervisor of the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation Board and former chair of the Scott County Board of Education
- Joe Trigg, Glasgow city councilman
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Haley Conway
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 202,894
| percentage = 60.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Trigg
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes = 134,009
| percentage = 39.8
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 336,903
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General election=
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ryan Quarles (incumbent)
| party = Kentucky Republican Party
| votes =821,414
| percentage =58.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Conway
| party = Kentucky Democratic Party
| votes =545,099
| percentage =38.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joshua Gilpin
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes =44,596
| percentage =3.2
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =1,411,409
| percentage =100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
Judiciary
=Kentucky Supreme Court=
==Candidates==
- Christopher Shea Nickell, Kentucky Court of Appeals judge for the 1st Appellate District, Division 1{{cite news|title=Appellate judge announces run for Supreme Court seat|url=https://www.apnews.com/7c96972bfefc4a16b351a3ab49f54b0d|agency=Associated Press|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=May 14, 2019}}
- Whitney Westerfield, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 3rd District and candidate for attorney general in 2015{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Erica |date=2019-10-21 |title=Ky. Supreme Court Candidates Offer Starkly Different Resumes |url=https://wfpl.org/ky-supreme-court-candidates-offer-starkly-different-resumes/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=89.3 WFPL News Louisville |language=en-US}}
==Results==
[[File:2019 Kentucky Supreme Court 1st district special election results map by county.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county:
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| title = {{legend|#d79346|Nickell}}
| {{legend|#d79346|50–60%}}
| {{legend|#c56900|60–70%}}
| {{legend|#b25f00|70–80%}}
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{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#81d0d0|Westerfield}}
| {{legend|#81d0d0|50–60%}}
| {{legend|#53bfbf|60–70%}}
| {{legend|#1eafaf|70–80%}}
}}
]]
Both candidates were registered Republicans, but the election was conducted under a non-partisan format.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkms.org/post/nickell-elected-kentucky-supreme-court|title=Nickell Elected To Kentucky Supreme Court|first=Liam|last=Niemeyer|website=www.wkms.org}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Kentucky Supreme Court District 1 special election, 2019
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Christopher Shea Nickell
| party = Nonpartisan politician
| votes = 71,991
| percentage = 57.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Whitney Westerfield
| party = Nonpartisan politician
| votes = 53,633
| percentage = 42.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 125,624
| percentage = 100.0
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=Court of Appeals=
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| title = Kentucky Court of Appeals 3rd Division 1 special election, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2019|title=Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2019|website=Ballotpedia}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jacqueline Caldwell
| party = Nonpartisan politician
| votes = 62,851
| percentage = 53.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Caperton
| party = Nonpartisan politician
| votes = 54,098
| percentage = 46.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 116,949
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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Notes
Partisan clients
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References
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External links
Official campaign websites for Secretary of State
- [https://michaelgadams.com/ Michael Adams (R) for Secretary of State]
- [https://www.supportheatherfrenchhenry.com/ Heather French Henry (D) for Secretary of State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810054235/https://www.supportheatherfrenchhenry.com/ |date=2019-08-10 }}
Official campaign websites for Auditor
- [https://donahueforky.com/ Sheri Donahue (D) for Auditor]
- [https://mikeharmon.com/ Mike Harmon (R) for Auditor]
Official campaign websites for Treasurer
- [https://www.ballforkentucky.com/ Allison Ball (R) for Treasurer]
- [https://www.bowmanforkentucky.com/ Michael Bowman (D) for Treasurer]
Official campaign websites for Agriculture Commissioner
- [https://www.conwayforky19.com/ Robert Haley Conway (D) for Ag Commissioner]
- [https://ryanquarles.com/ Ryan Quarles (R) for Ag Commissioner]
Official campaign websites for Supreme Court
- [https://whitneywesterfield.com/ Whitney Westerfield for Supreme Court]
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